A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 110 Gu Qingfeng, that idiot

Madam Zhou's voice trembled more and more, and her hands began to turn icy cold.

Zhou Hanzhang picked up the teapot that Mei Qing had placed aside and put it in Madam Zhou's hands. "Mother, there is still no news. Please don't overthink it. I'll go to the palace now and see if His Majesty is there."

"But your father said he traveled with His Majesty."

Madam Zhou did not understand the significance of Zhou Hanzhang's desire to enter the palace.

Zhou Hanzhang patiently explained to her, "Mother, since you don't know where Father went, I will naturally go to the palace to inquire."

Mrs. Zhou was a little worried. "Can you find out? He only told me that it would take half a month to come and go, and with the time spent on business, it would take at least a month to get back. But it's only been a few days, and according to him, he hasn't even reached his destination yet. How could he have disappeared?"

"Mother, let me go into the palace first to inquire. Please don't worry."

Madam Zhou held Zhou Hanzhang's hand, unwilling to let go. Helpless, Zhou Hanzhang could only pat her hand and say, "I'll ask Aunt Fang to come and keep you company."

"Don't call her. What's the point of calling her over? It just makes people worry unnecessarily."

No sooner had Madam Zhou finished speaking than Mei Qing's voice came, "Madam, Aunt Fang has arrived."

Mrs. Zhou was extremely troubled at the moment and had no time to entertain them, so she could only say, "Go and tell her that I am busy right now and we can talk about it later."

Mei Qing agreed and went out to convey Madam Zhou's message.

Aunt Fang and Zhou Kezhen were puzzled. "Does Madam have something important to discuss with the eldest young master? She never refuses to see us when we come to pay our respects."

Mei Qing, who was standing nearby, replied, "Auntie, you're overthinking it. It's just that the business in Jiangnan is at the time of accounting, and Madam wants to hand some over to the eldest son. She's busy with that right now."

Aunt Fang thought about it and realized that it was indeed time to take stock of the accounts. Zhang'er was also of age, so it was reasonable to hand over the business to Zhang'er.

But I felt a vague unease in my heart, and I didn't know why.

She looked at Mei Qing and said, "Mei Qing, can you let me see Madam? Just for a moment."

It must be said that Aunt Fang was more sensitive than the average person in this regard.

Mei Qing was somewhat conflicted. Seeing her like this, Aunt Fang knew there was hope. "Mei Qing, I'll just take a look. If Madam is alright, I'll go back now."

“Then… wait here for a moment, I will go and ask the madam again.”

Aunt Fang immediately smiled and said, "Okay, I'll wait here."

Mei Qing went in and relayed Aunt Fang's words to Madam Zhou, who frowned and was about to refuse.

Zhou Hanzhang said to her, "Mother, Aunt Fang is very perceptive. If you insist on not letting her in, who knows what she might think of."

Madam Zhou thought it made sense and agreed to let Aunt Fang in.

As soon as Aunt Fang entered the room, she looked at Madam Zhou's face and noticed that her complexion was paler than usual. She then asked, "Madam, is something wrong?"

Madam Zhou waved her hand. "It's nothing, I've just been too busy. Is there something you need that you came to see me so late?"

Aunt Fang first stepped forward and carefully examined Madam Zhou's complexion. Then, noticing that her lips seemed a little dry, she poured her a cup of tea.

"Madam, are you so busy that you forgot to drink water? Look how dry your lips are. Go and have some water."

Aunt Fang handed the tea to Madam Zhou, and only smiled after watching Madam Zhou drink it. "Madam, no matter how busy you are, you must take good care of your health. Our whole family is counting on you."

After saying that, she turned to Mei Qing and said, "Madam is always so busy that she forgets to drink water and eat. Please take good care of these people."

Mei Qing also handed a cup of tea to Aunt Fang, saying, "Aunt, this is what we should do."

Aunt Fang took the teacup and laughed, "That's true, I was foolish too. You guys are always the best."

After finishing her tea, she began to speak, "I don't know why, but I've been feeling restless all day, so I thought I'd come and see you, Madam."

Zhou Hanzhang: ...

It's not his beautiful mother who's in trouble now, but if you really want to say it, you could say it is. After all, if something happened to his unreliable father, his beautiful mother probably wouldn't have an easy time either.

Seeing that Aunt Fang was talking with Madam Zhou, she gave Madam Zhou a wink, which Madam Zhou immediately understood. "It's getting late, Zhang'er, you have to go back to the academy tomorrow, so I'll be leaving now."

“Then I’ll escort Madam back.” Aunt Fang quickly reached out to help Madam Zhou.

Mrs. Zhou patted her hand, "I'm not that old yet."

Seeing that Madam Zhou and Aunt Fang had left, Zhou Hanzhang immediately got up and left the Zhou residence, heading towards the palace.

Who knew that she would meet someone else along the way, one of the four oddballs, Gu Qingfeng.

Gu Qingfeng didn't recognize the person riding a horse at full gallop ahead. The usually delicate young master looked quite dashing on horseback.

He hurried after him, and the moonlight shone on Zhou Hanzhang's face, giving him the feeling of admiring a beauty under the moon.

In that instant, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"Zhou Hanzhang! It really is you! I didn't recognize you from a distance. Is there something important that you're rushing to the palace in the middle of the night?"

Zhou Hanzhang turned his head and saw Gu Qingfeng, that idiot, almost leaning over his horse. He quickly scolded, "Gu Qingfeng, watch where you're going!"

Gu Qingfeng didn't care at all, "I grew up on horseback, don't worry, I'm very steady."

Since that's the case, Zhou Hanzhang ignored him and increased the distance between them as he continued forward.

She may be trying to avoid him, but the other person may not always realize it.

Gu Qingfeng moved closer to Zhou Hanzhang and said, "You still haven't told me what you're going to the palace for."

Zhou Hanzhang rolled her eyes at him. "Then what were you doing at the palace?"

"Sigh, I don't want to go either. I don't know what went wrong with my sister in the middle of the night. She insisted on having someone summon me to the palace."

Zhou Hanzhang suddenly remembered that this eccentric older sister seemed to be Empress Gu. She immediately stared at Gu Qingfeng and asked, "Did your sister say anything when she called you over?"

"They didn't say anything, just that there was an emergency and they asked me to come over first. I was thinking of calling my father as well, but he's old, so my sister said he should come over when it's light."

But my father is quite old, and after she said that, without specifying what it was, he was anxious and couldn't sleep. He went to the palace long before me.

Zhou Hanzhang: ...

"Since you say your father is quite old, and you're not even as good as him?"

"Hey, what do you mean? My father left early, and I haven't washed up yet, so I'll wash up and come over later."

Zhou Hanzhang was speechless. He had seen unreliable people before, but he had never seen anyone this unreliable. If someone needed his help, he probably wouldn't even have time to collect their corpse.